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Unless their use by readers bring them to life, books are indeed dead things
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"Unless their use by readers bring them to life, books are indeed dead things"

- Lawrence Clark Powell

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This quote by Lawrence Clark Powell speaks to the importance of viewers in bringing books to life. Without visitors, publications are absolutely nothing more than dead things, unable to connect their tales as well as ideas. Powell is highlighting the relevance of viewers in the literary world, as without them, books would certainly be incapable to reach their complete capacity. He is additionally suggesting that readers have the power to bring publications to life, to make them come active and also to make them significant. This quote is a pointer that publications are not simply physical items, yet that they are alive and also vivid when they read as well as valued. It is a tip that readers are vital in the literary globe, as they are the ones that can bring books to life.

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Lawrence Clark Powell This quote is written / told by Lawrence Clark Powell between September 6, 1906 and March 14, 2001. He was a famous author from USA. The author also have 6 other quotes.

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